La Garrigue has been named as the Scottish regional winner of the Good Food Guide Readers' Restaurant of the Year. Featured on Ramsey's Best Restaurants Gordon described La Garrigue as an "amazing little bistro". Come along and sample the flavours of the Languedoc at either in Edinburgh's New Town or City Centre.
The Kitchin
- Food served: Tue–Sat 12.15–2.15pm, 6.45–10.30pm. Closed Sun/Mon.
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 40
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Outdoor tables
- Music on stereo: Contemporary easy listening
- Capacity: 45
- Largest group: 50
- Open since: 2006
- Average price:
£25 (set lunch)
£50 (evening meal) - House wine: £26 per bottle
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This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.
Much has been written about The Kitchin in recent years, full of praise for the quality of the food, the inventiveness of the menu, the individual style and commitment of the chef, the abundant demonstration of local and creative sourcing, the fluidity of the service. Despite the pressures of a daily-changing lunch menu and a highly scrutinised seasonal menu, all of these virtues hold true at this Michelin-starred restaurant. But what these fine words fail to tell you is that Kitchin is fun. The enthusiasm embodied by chef Tom Kitchin is truly contagious. From the warm but sophisticated welcome, to the exuberance of his maître d', waiters and sommelier, this open-plan dining room is brimming with joie de vivre. Everyone, particularly the diners who booked well ahead to ensure a table, are genuinely excited to be there. An amuse-bouche of frothy, magenta beetroot soup with bright white horseradish cream seduces the eye and the mouth. Plates are regularly swapped between diners. Morsels of blanquette of Clash Farm pork cheek are traded for forkfuls of firm, sweet roast fillet of hake resting on a brandade in pak choi, while the daring pursue the nose-to-tail assiette of Highland lamb with onion Lyonnaise and wild garlic. This is more than dining, this is exploration and enlightenment.
- High point: Opening your mind to what food can be
- Low point: You really do have to book ahead
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Reviews of The Kitchin (78 Commercial Quay, Edinburgh)
- 1. Dave101, Leith – 14 November 2010, 6:28pmThe KitchinReport
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We have eaten here 6 times in the last 2 years (3 times for dinner and 3 times for lunch) and have never had a dish that was anything but outstanding! I wont bore you with all the details of the food but the level of service is what really makes this place stand out - the waiters and sommeliers enthusiastically describe everything with no hint of the "snootyness" sometimes found in establishments of this calibre and you will feel at home in jeans or dressed-up. I cant wait to try Castle Terrace now!
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